Doherty arrested after festival
2007-08-20 13:49
London - Singer Pete Doherty was arrested
early on Monday on suspicion of drugs possession, a police
source said.
Doherty, 28, was arrested with two others, a man and a
woman, after being stopped in a car in Tower Hamlets in east
London.
The troubled singer, who has had an on-off relationship with
supermodel Kate Moss, had been performing with his band
Babyshambles at the V Festival in Staffordshire late on Sunday.
All three were taken to an east London police station where
they remain in custody.
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: "At 02:30 officers in
Tower Hamlets arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of
possessing drugs."
Doherty was warned by a magistrate earlier this month he
faced a prison sentence if he failed to demonstrate he was
trying to kick his drugs habit.
The singer pleaded guilty in July to possessing crack
cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine.